Ms Liz Joyce:

I did not have conversations with Sport Ireland. What I am aware of is that a proposal was made to the EPRCO. At the time there was a set of mitigating circumstances in 2021.

As members will all recall, Covid was rife at that point. There was an issue whereby the CEO, could not, as intended, move over. There were travel expenses that arose during that time. Towards the end of the year, we became aware that they were eligible for BIK. On recommendation, we then took a decision to use the budget that was allocated for relocation expenses to cover that, on the strict understanding that any future expenses that were covered by the organisation that were personal would be subject to BIK by the individual involved - in this case, the CEO.